Four Chacoan peccaries moved into their habitat earlier this summer at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation ...

Halloween traditions return to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute this October with two wildly popular after-hours events: Boo at the Zoo, sponsored by Mars, ...

Nearly seven months ago, the world fell in love with a little Asian elephant named Linh Mai. After being rejected by her mother and needing nutritional assistance, the calf made an extraordinary ...

Halloween traditions return to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute this October with two wildly popular after-hours events: Boo at the Zoo, sponsored by Mars, ...

Bird Friendly does more than any other certification to conserve habitat for birds. Smithsonian scientists developed the Bird Friendly certification for coffee in the late 1990s to conserve habitat ...

Enrichment gives animals a creative outlet for physical activity and mental exercise, as well as choice and control over how they spend their time. Examples of enrichment include puzzle feeders that ...

Red wolves have a distinct reddish tinge to their coat, particularly on the ears, head and legs. Adult red wolves tend to resemble their cousins, the gray wolves, but are usually smaller, and with ...

Volunteer opportunities at the Smithsonian's National Zoo's main campus in Washington, D.C., include Zoo Aides and Zoo Interpreters. Zoo Aides assist animal care, science, horticulture and other ...

Black-tailed prairie dogs are tan with a whitish or buff-white belly. The tips of their tails are sparsely covered by black hair. They have short ears and, compared to their body size, relatively ...

Boo at the Zoo is back — and we need your help to make the magic happen! Join thousands of families for one of the Smithsonian’s most beloved fundraising events, featuring trick-or-treating, animal ...

Kids of all ages can “shrink” to bee-size on this pollinator-themed playground! Discover towering flowers and larger-than-life bees, hop along particles of pollen and climb over honeycomb steps. Slide ...

Twenty-three years after being declared “extinct in the wild”, the scimitar-horned oryx has made a remarkable comeback. In December 2023, following decades of conservation efforts, the International ...